My refuge. My Rock.

Do you ever wonder why we sometimes start doubting things we were once so sure of? This has happened to me a few times in my life. In fact, it's happened more than a few times, only there were less than a handful of events that involved relationships. The first was my relationship with God back in the year 2007. This was, of course the most regretful of all doubts because it led me to make some unwise decisions that would affect me for a long time. The next was in my marriage when going through a divorce back in 2009. Most recently, I have doubted my relationship with my boyfriend. In the last blog post, I went into more details about what happened. In this post, I will share what I have learned since then so far. Very recently, I began studying scriptures about contentment in all situations. I began reading the book of Philippians. I felt a need to read this book. Little did I know that what I began to learn was about a lot more than just contentment. As I looked into, visualiz...

About two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to travel to Hartford, Connecticut with my best friend Sara. So many people were saying "You must be so excited to see your boyfriend again!", but to their surprise I did not show too much excitement. I wasn't sure why at that point but God revealed a lot to me during that trip. For the past two months, both my boyfriend and I have been busier than every with the final months of school approaching for the both of us. He's doing his P.H.D. (DMA program) and I'm completing my master's degree in Education. We work, we go to school and we have other important responsibilities. September and October have been rough months for our communication. I noticed that I started feeling distant from him, especially during October. You see, my love language is "words of affirmation". I have to hear words and say words in order to feel loved and connected to people. I especially need words from those I love. It helps me feel...